Tag: Puberty Blockers
Drug maker drops cheaper version of drug, leaving patients stuck with pricier one
Drug maker drops cheaper version of drug, leaving patients stuck with pricier one
“It’s all very curious, like, huh, you know, when this particular option went away and your profits went up nearly 80% from the more expensive drug,”
Some good news
Ruling limiting under-16s puberty blockers overturned
Doctors can judge if under-16s can give informed consent to puberty blocker use, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
The appeal was brought by the Tavistock Trust, which runs the UK’s only youth gender identity clinic.
The decision reverses a 2020 ruling that under-16s lacked capacity to give informed consent to the treatment, which delays the onset of puberty.
The original case was brought by Keira Bell, who says the clinic should have challenged her more over transitioning.
She said she was disappointed by the decision, and will seek permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Court of Appeal judges said they recognized “the difficulties and complexities” of the issue, but that “it is for the clinicians to exercise their judgement knowing how important it is that consent is properly obtained according to the particular individual circumstances”.
Britain’s Court Decision on Children Has Cruel Consequences
Britain’s Court Decision on Children Has Cruel Consequences:
The so-called gender critical movement is illogical, anti-feminist, and cruel.
Amnesty International UK and Liberty joint statement on puberty blockers
Amnesty International UK and Liberty joint statement on puberty blockers
Joint statement following High Court ruling that children under 16 are unlikely to be able to give informed consent to undergo treatment with puberty-blocking drug.
Transgender treatment: Puberty blockers study under investigation
Transgender treatment: Puberty blockers study under investigation
England’s only NHS youth gender clinic lowered the age at which it offers children puberty blockers, partly based on a study now being investigated.